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Report to the Board of Directors of the Central Orphanage of North Carolina

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A NUAL REPORT
OF T HE
Colored Orphanage
Oxford, N . C.
July 1, 1931, to
June 30, 1932
BOARD OF DIRECTOR
G. C. Shaw, Chairmal' ___________ __________ ___ 0xford
1\1. C. Ransom , ::; C)"etaJ"IJ __________________ __ __ Oxford
M. F. Thorn ton ____ ______________________ Warrenton
N. A. Cheek ____ __ ______________ ___________ _ E lber on
J. \V. Levy _______________________________ __ Kittr II
1. C. J effr eys __________________________ Wa ke For st
J. E. She] a rd ______________________________ Durham
o T PART OF M A S O~
L. B. ap ha r t, G}"(l ild ,1Jas tu ________________ Raleigh
OJ PART OF STATE
Re\,. . K. ProctoL _________________________ Oxford
J. W. Meclford ______________________________ Oxford
B. W. Parham _______________________________ Oxford
Dr. . Dani eL __________________________ Oxford
F . W. Ha ncock, Jr.. ni ted tates Cong r essman _Oxford
EXECL'TIVE COMMITTEE
Re\·. C. 1( . Proc:toL _________________________ Oxford
A I x. P ace _________________________________ Oxford
F . W. Hancock, Jl". __________________________ Oxford
B. W. Parham . _____________________________ Oxfo rd
H . P . Cheath am ____________________________ _ Oxford
G. C. Shaw. Clw i rm all . JJc lll bcJ" E.I'-of/icio. ______ Ox fo rd
TREASCRER
W. T. Yance.\' _____________________________ __ Oxford
BOARO OF A OIT
J. W. ~I e d fo r cl _____________________________ -Ox ford
C. S. Eas ioll _______________________________ _ Oxford
IH'OGET OFFICER A 10 BOOKKEEPER
T. C. Ha lTis ________________________________ Oxford
S L'PERINTENDE:t\T
H. P. CheathanL ____________ __ _____________ _ Oxford
ANNUAL REPORT
For The Fiscal Year, July I, 1931
to June 30, 1932
Gentlemen of the Board of Di/'ecto /'s of the O ~l'fo/'d Col­o/'
ed Ol'phanage of ,\ o/,tlL Cal'olina:
To say that it gi\·es me r eal sati sfaction to bring to
you this simple and yet truthful r eport of the tedious al­though
pleasant acti\'ities of this institution during the
past year, ,,"ould be putting it indeed mildly.
The program of the work outlined for the year has
been foll owed succ ssfully thro ugh, with as much care
and exactness as possible, and the re ult has been in keep­ing,
I am sure. with your wishes, and with the great pur­pose
of the organi zation.
Based l1pon experi ence gained over a long period of
years, it has been definitely establi shed in my mind, t hat
the greatest good, in a work like this, is to be accomplish­ed
by concentrating upon the ca re and training of the
individu al child.
I mean to ay. that each chi ld in cia s or group, while
in trainin g. should ha\·e specia l indi\·idual attention. It
might therefo re be said, that in keeping pace with this
thought, it wi II be een that our efforts have been cent­ralized
along the fo llowing general. simple lin es, with
marked improyements under each caption during the
past year,
1. Home Life in Dormitori es.
2. Kitchen a nd Dining Ha ll Responsibiliti es.
3. Fixed Order of Devotional and Spiritual Training.
4. School and Classrooms.
5. Fa rm. Garden and Outdoor ActiYities.
6. Ma intenance of Grounds and Buildings.
7. Sanitation .
8. Im pr o\'ements.
9. P resent Status of the work.
10. Outlook fo r Future.
6 REPORT OF T
Tak ing into consid r a t ion the many instituti ons es­tab
li shed a ll o\'er the land for th enli ghtenment and
a d\'a ncement of the huma n race, and th numer ous ob­jecti
\'es which these multitudin ou and \\'or thy proj ect
are so ardu usly a nd earne, t ly s tri\'ing to atta in, one can
well a pprec iate you r g r eat inte r est. and the ntirely r ea­so
nable in quir y a nd an x iety hi dden a ,,'ay in your own
minds as to t he accomplishments and th e ,' uc 'essful de­li
Yel'Y of plans suppor t ing the ob.iec ts of t his benevolent
or ga ni za ti on, to " 'hi ch you ge ntl emen ha \'e so liberally
.' ubsc ri bed . a nd haye also ma ni fes ted such definite and
tangi ble inter est.
In response to t h is inqu iry. I de. i re to comment a fol­lows
uI~o n th fo r goi no- topics co\'erin g t he " 'ork of the
pl a nt luring t he year.
HOME LIFE 11\ DO R~II TO RI ES
E ach chi ld is patien t ly g iy n primary and co nsnuc­t
iye in fo rmation in the ya ri ous p hases compri sing home
li fe . such as cleanliness of body. making beds. ma intain­ing
rooms, pant r ies, hal hyays a nd windo \ys of t he dor­mitorie.
, a nd to keep th e entire outfi t in proper order.
as nea t ness. in all \york per fo rmed, is the ya lu e of di . cip­line
achi e\'ecl, and the r eward for work \' II done.
Capable matron: to direct a nd su pen-ise t hese a cti\'i­ti
es. such as can be dep nded upon to ta ke the place
of mothers a nd fa ther s . in ,,'atc h ing oye r . encouraging,
moul di ng . d e y e l ol~ ing the minds and cha r actel' of t he lit­tl
e ones ent r usted to t heir ca r e. a r e t he successful key­notes
to an~' ch ild r a r ing home.
KITC HEN ..\ 0:D DIl\ Il\G H'\LL RE.PONSIBILITIE
Ca reful t rain ing. under skilled domest ic science teach­er
s. a fTonl t he g reatest ca re and t idiness in the kitchen
a nd dining halls OT the ins ti tu ti on. The g irl s a re tau ght
to cook and \\'ait on table. to maintain a pt it ude and clean­liness
in setting the table:'. clea ring off. \\'ash ing , st eril­izi
ng and putting cl\\'Cly th di shes. pa nt ry utensil s. and
t he like- indel:'d. to p roperly per fo rm all fun cti ons pe r-
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taining to t his important department of t he wOl'k, upon
wh ich human health and longevity so much depend.
All of t he children are t aught correct table etiquette
and courtesy. The boys and girls alike, r espond in an
amazingly apt and intelligent manner.
FIXED ORDER OF SPIRITUAL AND DEVOTIONAL TRAINING
Reli gious ervices a re held in the chapel: Sunday
, chool on the morning of the Sabbath. and special Sunday
service in the evening. In addition, the matrons them­el\'
es c:mduct de\'otional exer cises in their own particu­lar
dormitories, and continue to watch over the spi ritual
welfare of their respecti\'e groups during the week.
All join in these simple, but interesting services, "vith
fe r vor and relish . and it i real ly inspiring to observe
how happily and whole-h earted ly even the smallest tots
pl unge in; especially is this so du ring the musica l end
of the service.
It is the constant aim and effort of the Orphanage
to pro\'ide a thorough r eligious background for each
child. and to instill, in each, the futu re benefits to be
attained, both in mind and in body. through an abiding
faith in the tenets of the Chri stian Religion.
Frequently, during the COUl' e of the year, prominent
ministers and citizens favor the in stitution with visits.
to good effect, through th ir wonderful ermons. When­ever
possible to do so. the ministers make it a PJint to
call at the close of the Sabbath Day, and preach the ev­ening
ermon. These vi its a re always a source of in-pi
ration and learning fol' the chi ldr n and workers. and
are gr eatly appreciated by the entire staff of t he Or­phanage.
SCHOOL AND CLASSROOMS
The school work was most prog ressive and satisfac­to
ry, with the various classrooms in charge of thorough­ly
capable and experi enced teacher s, who took pecia l in­terest
in their pupils, even beyond the actual text-book
work, t he results from which have proven to be visib le
and worth-while.
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chool opened September 9th . and co ntinu ed regularly
through to Commencem nt Day. Apri l 26th.
The foll owing tabl sets forth the number of children
in each ol t he g rade:;, as well as the number promoted
to the next higher g rade, at th nd of the school yea l'.
. ' 0 . ill Grades
K IlHil' l' ~al't e ll __________________ 7:2
Fm;t (;l'adl' ____________________ :3:3
Se,o!ld (;nlcie _________________ 51
Third Gracie _______ ____________ Iii
F ourth Gnuic _____ __ ___ __ ____ _ ;j:3
F ifth (~rad e ____________ ________ :2!1
Sixth Grade ____________________ l K
~ l \'(' nth C;radl _________________ 11'1
Totab ________________ ____ 3-1 1
Pl'omotpd
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Upon completion of the se\'enth grade he re. the child­ren
attend the city hi gh school. at the "l\Iary Pott l'
School" in Oxford. During the past session . eighteen
(1 8 ) orph an ch ildren attended the high school. making
a total of 3:)9 in regular attpndance during the y ar.
The commencement exer cises weI' ind eed auspiciou:.
according to the ex pressions from the large and disting­ui
shed audi nce, compri. ing interested visitors of both
races. from our city. county and :tat .
Hon. J. A. Taylor, the mayor of Oxford. in officially
opening tht' ])1' gram, spoke bri efly. but logically and
charmingl~' of the competent and satisfactory manage­ment
of the schools of Prof ssor Credle's entire school
district, "the addition of the Colored Orphanage to the
contrary-notwithsta nding." paying a glowing co mpli­ment
to the stud nt bo lies of each di\'ision in this la rge
school zone. fo r th eir orde rl .\' and ped e ·t conduct. to and
from th eir homes along the str eets and highways of his
dist rict-saying th at th ere had not been a hint of com­plaint
l)rought to hi s offi ce, during th e entire school ~' ea l'.
against the great conco urse of youth of two 1'<1 es. ;;eek­ing
learning at "Oxford." one of the be;;t known ed uca­tioll<
l1 centers ot' the south.
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The or ator of the day was Hon. B. W. Parham, who
with great ease deliver ed a most enlightening and in­structive
or ation, giving his hear ers and the institution
ri ch food fo r thought and contemplation. This logical
and impressive address was very much cheri shed and
highly complimented by some of the best people of our
city as well as the la rge and appreciative audience.
Also most inspi r ing and elevating addresses were de­li
vered by Dr. G. C. Shaw, the distinguished and much
loved Principal of the Mary Potter Memorial School, and
Dr. E. E. Toney, the capable and hi ghly respected phy­sician
of Oxford, who always makes pithy and instruc­t
i ve speeches.
Professor C. G. Cr edl e, uperin tendent of the Oxford
City Schools, delivered diplomas to the gr aduates, in most
choice and eloquent words. Profe sor Credle is a pro­gressive
educator and profoundly interested in the
school of Oxford.
At this poin t, I may say that the gr eatest a id given to
our in rea ing school activ ities, is the modern and t hor­oughly
equ ipped school buildin g. donated to the Orphan­age
through t he genero ity of that true philanthropist, the
lamented Hon . B. T. Duke, in memory of his great son,
Angier B. Duke. E very facility is afforded the teacher
and pupil fo r t he best and most effici ent accompli hment
of t heir work, and t his great tribute to a humble and
helpless ra ce will a lway stand out most fervently in t he
hearts and memories of the colored rac , and especia lly
the orphan children of t he tate and nation, as an ever­lasting
monum nt to t he memory of both Me Duke and
his great humanitarian fam ily.
FARM, GARDEN AND OUT-DOOR A TIVITIES
The Orphanage has been exceedingly fo r tunate in t he
yield from the Agricu ltu ral f ields of the plant. The
tables of the institution have been moderately a nd con­tinu
a lly laden with ample suppli es of f r ~ h vegetab les in
eason, while the farm pro"ided staple products, in sub­stantial
quantities, such as corn, pea, potatoes, cabbage,
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beets. str ing beans. turn ips. butterbeans. sq uash. a nd to­matoe>;.
also a g ratifying ha n'e. t fo r the li\'e stock. con­.
isti ng of wheat. oats. clo\·er . pea-hay. rye. \'etc h, lespe­deza.
m adow-hay, etc.
The \\'ork h re is not only hi g hly regarded by ou r lea r
old 'ommonwea lth. but honored and graciously blessed.
with \\'o nclerful annual inn·ea. ing donations, from the
rr reat "D KE ENDO\r:'-IE -1'," whi ch \Va ,' founded by
t hat Chri >;t-lik f r iend to mankind. THE LATE HO. T.
J ..... :\IES B. DUKE.
Of co urse. the benefactions of ou r tate and The
Du kes are too well known to r eci te th m her . bu tin
Lonnection with our eve rlasting gratitude to th e::e t w ~
fou ntains from which fl ow innumerable blessings to the
poor and helpless of mankind . we d s ire to acknowledge
a lso. a precious debt of mo.' t pleasant memory and genu­ine
thankfu ln "s. to other noble sou ls and supporte rs.
for \'a luable gifts. coming from lender and s~'mpathetic
h arts. who a re today at P ace with all lI1ankind. and ar
r esti ng in the " .reat Beyond."
!'o:amely: .:'Iliss Bessie Ha r kins, .:'IIessr s. P . .\1. Ba rrin g­er.
Handy Wilder and \\" . L. \\��right. who, e philanth ropy,
besides lea\'ing th eir e\'e rlasting imprints upon the cam­pus
of this chi ld nurturing instituti on. will a lways be
fresh and precious to the \. ry li\'es of the friends to th
g reat calise of helpless orph an humanity.
We <ret cheer and comfort, also. when we ex tend our
affectionate appr ec iation in another co nsoling and hap p ~'
eli rect ion.
It is g rea t that we ha\"e the pri\"il ge and P' wer to
su pplement or add to t he gifts abo\'e menti oned . but with
which assistance a lone. we wou ld find ourse h'es in na r-
1'0\\' st raits, \\"ere it not for the Iii eral r eturns of natu re.
th rough .:'IIother Ea r t h. \\'hich ha\'e blessed our personal
effo rts. so materi al ly. that we are able to pro\'ide th ree
squa re mea ls e\"er~' day fo r each chi ld; for \' ri ly. a
gro\\'ing child possesses an inc reas ing aPl etite. a nd t he
little ones a re happiest when the dinn er bell rin gs. This
.\·iel cl of the farm. the refor . r epresents quite a deg ree
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of r elief and support to the other in come, although so
constant and va ri ed it can hardly be estimated .
Now, as to the health and physical being of the in­mates
her e. There is a very st riking and noticeable
condition concerning many of the children, when enter ing
the home. Some of them tand the test, in t he ri gid ex­aminations,
especially for health. but some of the dear
little waifs appear so thin and lifeless upon entering that
we remain , for quite a while, in a state of anxiety and
dread, f earf ul of their f inal Lreak down, but after giv­ing
them a half a dozen or more good baths. change of
raiment, everal days and sometimes weeks, of our three
meals a day, of plentiful commonsense, farm, dairy and
vegetable food, a certain change takes place and in a
short while t he li ttle fellow , though not yet able to
keep up with the bell cow, they can gallop in gang, and so
on with this treatment un ti l we have been able now to
boa t of the best of health among our flock.
MAINTENA CE OF GRO NDS AND B lLDI GS
With the firm belief that a well kept building is the
sa fest and most attractive bu ilding. a nd well kept
grounds not only pleasing to the eye. but a source of in ­sp
iration to t he dear Public, as 'vvell as to the unreason­able
skeptic, ther efore it is our co nstant endeavor to
maintain a ll buildings, as well as the campus, brick-yard ,
dairy, garden, fa rm. and a ll oth er departments of t he
work at the hig hest pinnacle of cleanliness, orderliness
and effi ci ncy. The re ult is, that our f ire ri sk is kept
at the minimum, although there is some need for better
equipment fo r fire-co ntrol. in case of emergency. Friend
and visito rs a re invariably delighted with the conditions
they f ind upon th eir rounds of in spection of the plant.
whi ch we co unt a r e'ward fo r work well done.
A lTATION
Our years of per sist ent effo r t a re now crowned with
the complete establishment of sanitary sewage di sposal
facili ti es, throughout the in titution . It is with va t
pleasure that I report this fact. as its value. on the human
12 REPORT OF
ide of the work. in the way of increased hea lth co ncli­tion',
not to ' peak at all of the g reater cOl1\'e nienc s in ­\
·o l\'ed . is fa r and away beyond the poss ibi lity of compu­ting
in dollars and cent. The drai nage system has been
de\'eloped to a hi )'h degree of effici ncy, comm,red w:th
past y ars. \\'ith the g round slopi ng f rom all building,
o that undue dampness la -t.:.; nly a hort tim aft l'
e\'cn th hea\' iest rains. Running water is a\'ailable in
all buildi ngs , modern toi l ,ts. and impro\'ed type, of bath
tubs afford amp I hathing facilities in each do rmitory fo r
all. Howe\'er. we shall be nearer the mark of perfection
\yhen \\'e ha\'e finish d the proj ct no\\' in c nt mplation
to install a c ntral sewage dispo:al sy, tem . with c:1pacitr
to ca re for the \\'a:t f rom a ll the dormito ri es f t he
plant.
The mi lking sta ll s. in the dairy department. are mo­del"
in th eir lin, oncrete flooring . with incliyidual
stalls for each cow. permi t of instant f lush ing and clean­sing
with running water, from the in, titution' water
plant. immediat ly upon completion of the milking oper ­ations.
The diet of the CO\\'S is car efu lly selected to con­form
to the recommendation of the tate Board of Hea lth
and th ~' are grazed in excell nt pasture fields producing
som f the finest grass in the county , The result is
a reasonable a nd ample s uppl~' of thor oughly pu re mi lk
for each child in the Orphanage,
1:'-1 PR()\'E:'-I E :\TS
Our con:-.istent I~ rogram of iml rO\'ing the bu ildings,
g rounds and fa rm lands \\'as ca rried for\,:ard \y ith suc­c
ss during the year. It is to be hoped that t he Boa rd
and the public \yill hea i' in mind. the fact . that the im­pr
()\'ements heing put into ffect are of the most substan­tia
l and enduring nature. :\aturally, the fi rst resu lt is
to be seen UpOI1 the camplls propel', \\'he re the lands ha\'e
been scientificall~' g rad ed . the lawl1s g rassed , the hedges
trimmed. and the \\'alb made :olid and dr~' by the use
of "sc reenings," donated hy oll r big hea rted friend and
fe Ilo\\'-tm '11 "n1<111. :'I r. R, G, Lassi tel'. of th Raleigh
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Granite Company, who i like his late and di ti ng ui shed
fath er, who wa always a friend to mankind and a sym­pathizer
with the helpless and poor.
Several years ago, we r ead, in a bull etin from the
United States Agricultural Department, that there was
a possibi lity of bringing barren lands back to fe r t ility
by ploughing 2 to 3 feet, t urning up the sub-soil. There
being quite a number of hills on this poor farm that had
for some time been just so much wa te land-we decided
to tryout the idea and, therefore. turned up most of these
hills with tractor and sub-soil er. The effort is now be­ginning
to bear fruit, especially during the last 2 yea rs,
and now a wonderful yield is being produced upon these
former ly barren lands. Winter crops of gr ain, as seen
from our stacks of all kinds of forage, are earlier and
more proli f ic, producing f uller and better crop .
It seems, to some extent, that the work is g rad ually
approaching the flower of its existence but occ~ s io n a ll y
importa n t additions become imperative.
J am s ure, that t he timely and substan t ial additions.
made on the interior of the respective sleeping quarters
or dormitories of t he Orphanage during the year, wi ll be
gratifying to you and our interested friends.
Strong, n at and much needed clothing hangers have
been bui lt into and against the walls in each sleeping
compartment of the dormitories, for boys and girls-thus
pI' venting any conf usion, as to whose clothes, etc.
IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
A wonderful beginning has been made toward the
establi shment of a much needed Library for the school.
that all sear chers and researchers for literary and edu­cational
aid may easil y find help, according to institu­tional
r equirement and custom.
The Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Dormi tory, which
gives tone and status to the cause and eminence and glory
to our big hearted Board of Directors, who so fa ithfully
suggested and backed up every proposition for the guar­antee
of its successful and beautifu l completion, will
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house the smaller ch ildr en a nd fi ll a long fe lt need whi ch
rep resent a long step fo r ward in the wor k.
It might be intere t ing to call your attenti on to t he
encouraging fact. that e\'ery cash dollar, expended in the
erection of this " Infant Dormito ry" was g raciously and
\'o luntari ly g iyen by our g reat f r iend. l\Ies r s. B. _ T .
Duke and P. M, Barringer, and that the rough materia l,
such a. san I and br ick, w re fu r ni hed by the Or phan­age.
and that the clay dugout of the unu. ua ll y deep foun­dation,
forming the fi r t floor of th e edifice, wa ha ul ­ed
to the brick-ya rd and immediat Iy ma nufactured by
the Orphan force. into the br ick out of whi ch t he build­ing
is co nst ru cted . and now stand full-f l dged and r eady
for infant occupan r,
OU TLOOK FOR F TURE
In spite of the economic co nditions. now prevaili ng,
when all mankind is in the throes of wor ld wide depres­sion,
and struggl ing fi r cely. yet prayerfully and h pe­fully
fo r the return of prosper ity. ye still belie\'e. ho\\'­e\'
er. that there is r e lief in th n ar future,
Although our re\'enue has be n dec reased . approp ri a­tions
haye lJeen cut, and may be cut further, because per­haps
th mon y trust of the wor ld a re not receiving the
normal per centage of di\'id end . due to the fact that
po\yerful co rporations and public utilities. in \\'hi ch the
il1\'estments were made. ha\' been compelled to reduce
diYidends. \\' hile others ha\'e had to discontinue altogeth­er
the payment of di\'id nds.
This. of cou rse . means fewer lonati Ils to our work.
and smaller amounts. But e\'en so. \ye a re determined to
ca lT~' on . \\'ith full and complete faith in ou r g reat and
g lori ous cou ntr~' . whose normous natu ral resources hav ...
hardl~' yet begun tf) be drawn upon . By effeding every
possible economy and holding expend itures to the abso­lute
minimum. we ar co nfid ent that th work can, wi ll
and must go on to g reater humani ta rian achie\'ements.
\\'e a re teaching and lea rning, as ne\'er before. to
draw )n our 0\\' 11 indust ri a l r es urces. as far as possible,
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to enlarge our garner s and store-house with more pork
and beans, t hat we may help supply our own needs, in
t his peri od of crying di stress and g reat demand for hu­man
maintena nce, and even for daily bread.
We are wonderfully encouraged and charmed with
the enl a rgement of severa l imple adventures in connec­t
ion with the agricul t ural industries of the plant-for in­stance,
t he sma ll herds of hogs and dairy cattle- of the
in stit ution, a re developing and g rowing in value and
p rofit almost daily.
We sha ll be delighted if you gent lemen of t he Board
can f ind time to review t he e two depa rtments of t he
work .
Our main effort at present is to adhere t o the red uced
Budget, cutting every expen e and expendi t ure to the
bo ne, so that. in t hi way, and under pr evailing condi ­tions,
the greatest good may be accompli shed at t he least
possible cost. Therefore we a re determined to put more
milk and butter, meat and bread into the coffers of the
i n ~ tit u ti on.
CONCL SION
And now, gent lemen of the Board of Directors, we
have come to the end of a r eport covering another mile
stone in t his g reat christian wor k.
As we t ur n our mind's eye back a qua r ter of a cen­tury,
and view the WORK, as it ex isted at that t ime,
and then ca t t he eye over the pr ent pla nt, it would
be difficult fo r a str anger to believe that t his is t he same
establishment, ituated upon the same grou nds . in t he
main, with every vestige of t he antiquated, unsafe, a nd
unsight ly f rame building of that day removed entirely,
and modem , f ire-proof, brick stru ctures towering up in
their stead. upon a campus no longer an eye sor e, but
clean, wholesome, and t idy , a credi t, Vie hope, to our
City, to our County, and to our Commonwealth and for
t hi s, we exclaim, Well done, to yo u, gentlemen of t he
Board of Directors. and to f ri end and to t he Supreme
Archi tect of the Uni,·e rse.
16 REPORT OF
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\IISCELLAl'iEOL' RECEIPT AND DONATIO:-.rS
:'> Il's. H. C. Pinn ix. for and ____________________________ . 1.00
:'I I I's. Morri,; . hirE:' Tl'uck________________________________ 3.00
Dr. S. H. Cannady. for mowir?:______ _______________ _ 2.00
•. S. Convention at Lewis ' eh. (donation) ______________ 5. -11
Annive!':';ary Ilay ______________________________________ 17!l.22
Andy Wilder EsL__________ ___________________________ 20.00
R. L. Bum tt. for hil'e of boys__________________________ 6.00
\'an [lick. for hire of bo~·;;------------------------------ .00
Fannie B. .J one~. for hire of boy~_____________ ___________ 5.00
:\. C. Bank and Trust o. ( \\-ilder Fundl ______________ 20.00
01'. S. H. annady, cutting gra'~____________ __________ 2.25
Shiloh Baptist ..... s,;ociation__________________ ____________ 2;.00
R. L. Burnett. hire of bny,.; ___________________ ___ ._.____ 7.;;0
J. \\' . Hobgood. hire of boys___________________ ____ ____ 12.25
C. F. Floyd. hire of boy;;________________________________ 1.50
R. L. BUl'l1ett. hire of j'oys ________________________________ 7.;'0
Bapti;;t :'II ini~ten; and Deaeons Cnion__________________ 1 .05
\Y. L. Page (cUltin)! hay) ______________ ._______________ :3.00
S. \ '. Floyd. for hire of boys ___________________ .________ 2.0:1
Fannie B. J one,.;. fOI hire of boys ___________ _________ . _ ;1.00
:'1.1. S. Kirg. for hire of Loys __________________________ .__ !l.I)O
:'III'. BurnEtt. for hire of boys______________________ ___ 7.00
.'. \ '. Flo~·d. for hil'e of boys__________________________ 1. 5
\r . 1[ . Btu'nett. for hit'll of boys________________________ ~ . 7.)
.J. \\' . Hobgood . for hire of loy,,____________ ____________ :3.75
C. T. Jan'is, fo r hire of boys__________________________ 5.00
H. E. Cre\\·s. for hire of loys _____________ . ____________ 5.00
L. F. Cotton (picking pea;;) __________________ ._______ 5.10
;\11''';. Daniel BlII'wei! (for Lr icks) ___ _______ ____ ________ -1.00
He l'mon All en (pickin!,\' peas) __________________________ :3.20
:\. C. Bank and Tru"t o. (II. Wilderl _______________ 1.-.00
,John Royster (for hl·ieks) ____ . _______________________ 10.00
Shiloh Association ____________________________________ 72.00
:'III'. '\r ilhart (donation ) ______________________________ .- .0
:'Iliss l one Yancey (donat:on) _____ ____ _________________ 2.00
\ Irs. Royster \\'iggi ns (donation) ______________________ 3.00
Baptist :'Ilin. and Deacon,.; Union, H un t. \-ille Church____ !l.00
l\: ester Fumiture Co .. Hi)!h Point. :\. C.________________ 1.1.00
Also \'aluable packa)!e of cloth.
:'II i,.;" l one Yancey_____________________________________ 1.00
:'I II'''. C. B. Lyon. Ready made garments for children
mo~t \'aluable package of ready made garments.
Four "hipmel~ts \I'ere sent to Orphanage from
Thnmas\'ille and GreEnsboro :'Ilanufacturing Co .
.:\. C. Bank and Trust Co. I \\-ilckr Fundl ______________ 1-1.-1.')
:'IIinister and Deacon, Cnion (.Jan 1. 19.21-_____________ 1:3.-1:;
.:\ orl11an Daniel. (dunati nI1 1____________________________ 5.00
REPORT OF S UPERINTENDENT 17 - - P r of. Cheek (f or his school and for him elf) ____ _____ _____ $ 4. 00
Jan., F eb., and March, clothing given by Oxford Or-phanage,
est imated ______ ________ ______ ___________ _ 300.00
Also many valuable g ifts not est imated.
ANNIVERSARY DAY
One of t he most satisfactory a nd encouraging occas­ions,
of the past year. was t he 43rd "Anni ver sa ry Day" of
t he Orphanage, on July 27. Whi le the fina ncial end of
the event wa compar atively small , on accoun t, perhaps,
of the unusual depression upon the Count ry, th joyful
manifestation of g reat satisfaction and good wi ll to­ward
the WORK, by the thousands in attendance of both
races who swarmed over t he Campus during the entire
day, elated with the clear and nat ural light. f r om t he blue
skies abo\'e, f urni shed che r and gladness to the faithful
wor kers and f riends of t he Orphanage, besides f il ling t he
littl e children with a s pi ri t of fest ivity and rapture a t
the sight of 0 many people and things unusua l, and of
th e sig ns of the " f low of milk and hOll ey," so to speak,
from f ull tab les, a ll over the gro und s.
There was a lso a ca ll. as usua l, for a confer ence of
mut ual gr eet ings and f ri endly expressions as to how to
advance t he inter est of t he gr eat Cause of the inst itu­tion.
This confe r ence was attended with an over -flow­ing
crowd, in t he Chapel of the Orphanage, and was open­ed
witr. singing and pr ayer , after whi ch the annual ad­dress
was deli vered by Dr. E. E. Toney, of Oxford , who
ably and fo rcibly s t r essed the impo rtance of impr oving
a nd ma intainin g good health. His address was not only
enj oyable in eloquence but deep and rich in valuable and
t imely instr uction for the dear people.
A Iso, t he Confe rence enjoyed, beyond measure, the
wonder ful and touching s peech. deli ver ed by Prof. J . Ed­ward
J ohnson of The Va. Manual Labor Schoo l, for Col­ored
Boys, at Hanover , Va. By t he way, Prof. J ohnson
was r eared and ed ucated here in Oxford. His work is
simi lar to that of t his inst itution.
We wer e glad to r eceive f r om rent of gr ounds __ $105.00
From Conference in ChapeL __ ________ ___ _____ 18.09
From f riends (collected by Mr s. M. C. Ransom) _ 9.00
1 REPORT OF
RE C E IPTS Al\D 01 -BURS E:\IE T. OF
THE COLORED O RPHA~AGF:
OXFORD. :-: . C .
. ju ly 1. 19:11 to .J uly 1. HJ :~~
RECE ' PT -:
J uly 1. 19:30 to
.Jul~· 1. 1. 31
July I. 19:W- Balanct' _____ -' 192.:{1 .Jul~· 1. 1931
State Ap propriation;.; ____ n.500.0n
Hire of Boys _____ _______ 3 .:30
[ 11\'e tmEnts ________ ____ (j ~ 7.(i ·
Productive Ent e rpri ~e ___ _
Duke Enc!o\\'mcnt ________ fi.707 .:) 1
Legacy from BalTinger E s-tate
_______________ _
RElig ious Ol'j~an i7. ation s __
Farm __________ _______ _
l\Ii seellan eo u" (' o ntributi o n ~
Donated Commodit ies __ _
T e mp o rar~' Loans ___ ____ _
R al E. late ________ _____ _
H. P. C'h atham. '-upt. __ _
1)1 B l ' RSE~lf; NTS :
:30fj. 17
797 .1 :3
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Salaries ________ _ ______ '11.999.:l!l
F ood ____________________ fi .H29. 1
Cloth ing- ________________ .iO .~9
Trans portati on ___________ 4 1.92
Lights. Fue l. and PO\\'eL _ 1. ~lA 9
I mpr o \ 'e m e nt ~ ____________ 1, 34.00
Re pairs and Rc placcments_ :3.897.70
Suppl ies ________________ .1.256.07
l ns uran c:t' ________ ______ 570.73
Tel ephone and Tele tr raph __ 148 . f):~
I:l te l'p" t __ __ __ ________ 771.~ '
Land __________ __________ 1.000.0(1
Temporary Loans ________ !l.OOO.OU
f'o nfe re nct' exp( n<c: _ _ _ _ _ _ ~~ . :)(1
Replac:ement Li\'e Slock ___ :3.J3A
:--J ew Equipm ent ___ ______ 850. 0
:'Ili sce llaneous Hea lth ___ _
Building Fund _____ ____ _
Addilional Li\'e ~t (l e k ___ _
H. r . Cheatham. Supt. ____ :{ .!)7:3. f)
.J ul~ 1. Ul:l1 - Balanee____ fi:1 ' .03 .Jul~· 1. 19:12
.July 1. 1931 to
Jul~' 1. 1932
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2·U05.99
133.10
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270.00
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